severe weather, scare i didn't moments for some marylan residents when storms move in quickly yesterday afternoon. heat and humidity are today's weather headlines, but more storms are not out of the question for the weekend. and the next step, the national transportation safety board is now finished testing the train control equipment at the site of this summer's fatal metro train collision. good morning and welcome to the 6:00 edition of "news4 today," it is saturday, the 1 z day of august, 2009, i'm keith

garvin, we want to take a look at the weather with steve villanueva up in the storm center. good morning, steve. >> good morning, keethd and everyone, we're starting off with clear skies this morning, it looks like a great day. yesterday was insane. we had lots of active weather move across the area. we had a tornado that was confirmed, that touched down in frederick county. 71 degrees in the district. temperatures in the upper 60s. dew points are quite high. so it's going to be a warm and muggy day today. but at least we're going to see lots of sunshine. all is quiet o radar. yesterday's storm system is well offshore. and for today, you can see upstream, things are pretty quiet. but there's another storm system heading our way for tomorrow. for today, temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. mostly sunny, tomorrow, about 30% of a shower or storm like. likewise on monday. >> hopefully for not insane today. thanks, steve.

the worst damage from s yesterday's wild weather appears to be northwest of washington in the town of iamsville, maryland. residents say they saw and heard the storm coming. and this morning they're getting a better lk at the damage left behind. craig melvin has the latest. >> i heard the trees cracking. they were cracking everywhere. >> the afternoon storm surprised everybody here. >> we ran in the house, trees going by. we ran in the shop here. >> reporter: his 14-year-old daurlt, mary, huddled inside with her worried friend. >> my friend was crying. she called her mom, she thought her dog died. >> reporter: the dog was fine. and so were the people, but the wind picked u huge bales of hay and crashed them into fences across the street. the same winds toppled trees on to trucks and turned kathy's once-picturesque back yard into a war zone.

>> all the trees were snapped in half. >> the ground here, a lot of trees taken out, knocked over. broken at the tops, some were uprooted. knocking down power lines. >> reporter: from the air, more devastation at whiskey river golf course. snapped trees and trunks dotted the fairways and greens. continued cleanup here. but some started thursday evening before the sun went away. the lucky ones only had to repair part of a roof or clear a few leaves. but one family lost much more. this was perhaps the storm's greatest casualty. a farmhouse built around 1840 flattened in seconds. the historic home that sat a few feet away and built around the same time, also damaged. while a bird or two may have to find somewhere else to sleep, no one else will. as the fire chief explained, the trees seemed to swirl around people's homes, but refused to destroy them. >> it could have been a lot

worse. we're thanking the lord that this is all it is. >> reporter: craig melvin, news4. >> the same storms callsed damage in saintsberg in carroll county. strong winds damaged 15 houses, tearing the roofs off some of them. in another town, huge trees toppled on cars, incredibly, no one in the cars was hurt. and this was the view from our tower cam yesterday afternoon, of thousands of customers.r to new today in the district, police investigating a string of overnight shootings in the northwest. the most serious in the 4200 block of illinois avenue around 2:00 a.m. police say a man was found shot to death in a row house in that block. fourth district police are investigating two oer overnight shootings. three people were injured in those incidents. things are finally getting back to normal on metro, almost six weeks after the deadly collision on the red line. the national transportation safety board said it will

continue the investigation off-site from now on. that's going 20ean some letieaabce changes for metro riders. jackie benson explains. >> reporter: the ntsb's move clears the way for work to begin on the section of track between the fort totten and tacoma station where june's deadly crash happened. nine people died when two red line trains collided. metro general manager john cato said the repair work will take 30 days. >> once we complete the repairs, we will be able to operate the service at normal speed. and keeping normal schedule. >> reporter: currently, metro trains are required to run at a greatly-reduced speed, about 15 miles per hour through the affected area. riders have been patient, well aware of the reason for the delay. >> very slow sometimes. not very reliable getting downtown. >> reporter: metro's gm said ntsb investigators have removed train control modules from the

affected area for examination. >> i have nonformation of the results of those tests. when that is decided, and if any problems are found or any areas that they wish for us to do additional work, they will communicate that to us. and to the public at the same time. >> rorter: metro says it will keep riders updated on the red line repair work through website.ab website. "ws4 today.", this weekendetroet riders can expect some delays, not because of the ongoing investigation, but because of track work. metro is making repairs to the tunnel and replacing rail fasteners that stabilize tracks. hare one set ofs tthckrack between the friendship stations and there's going to be rail replace. work affecting travel on the green and yellow lines. metro is urging riders to add 30 minutes it their trips this weekend. new developments this morning in the fight to get a

health care reform bill passed. in a victory for president obama last night, the house energy and commerce committee approved sweeping legislation. the overhaul of the nation's health care system aims to extend health care insurance to millions of americans, while slowing the explosion of the country's medical costs. the vote sets up a showdown in the full house in september. promising news about the economy, according to the government's gdp report, the na e'sonconomy shrank at a pace oft's jus 1% last quarter. thuc m'sh bettern tha m economists had icedprted. in stark fithdp frse the first three he wn year, when theconomy lost of its value. asva wat the sharpest downhi w hree amt idayaob ts she rtechr enidama sobs the recentre a s economy is stabilizing. >> today's gdp is an important sign that the economy is headed in the right direction. and that business investment, which had been plummeting in the

last several months, is showing signs of stabilizing. this means that eventually, businesses will start growing and will start hiring again. >> however, the worst is not over yet. the monthly jobs report is out next week. the president said it will likely show that we're still continuing to lose far too many jobs. higher taxes are coming to the district. the d.c. council has approved a series of tax hikes and spending cuts, to close a $666 million budget deficit projected over the next three years. the move helps the council avoid dipping into the city's rainy day fund. the sales tax goes up 6%. the gas tax rideses 3.r5% and the cigarette tax increases to $2.50 a pack. the redskins get suited up today and the nationals say good-bye to nick johnson. here's lindsay czarniak with more.

>> hey there, good morning everybody, your sports minute on this saturday begins with the redskins. this morning players are practicing for the first time with pads. this is the first full practice for first-round draft pick brian oroko, full coverage tonight at 6:00. to baseball, the nationals were active before the trade deadline. they sent nick johnson to the florida marlins for pitching prospect, aaron thompson and traded reliever joe bimle to the rockies for two other prospects. as for the players still on the nationals team, they had to deal with the pirates last night. and mill edge had a good game, he went 2 for 4 with two rbis and the pirates beat the nationals 5-4. and in baltimore, pitcher jeremy guthrie gave up two home runs and the red sox get the win. nine under par at buick open. that's your sports minute, i'm

zarn zarn, have a great weekend. 71 degrees outside. coming up on the saturday edition of "news4 today," more money could be set aside for the popular cash for clunkers program. what moves lawmakers are making. plus, could air pollution be making your child dumb? we'll have the findings of a new study. and in the next half hour, a at a encounter with a day care

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been detained by iranian forces, they were northern iraq near the iran border. kurdish officials say the americans were arrested when they entered iranian territory without permission. one says the the mountainous border area is a popular hiking destination, well known for its thick growth of pistachio trs. connecticut senator chris dodd announced friday he has prostate cancer. the democrat says the disease is in the early stages. dodd is up for re-election in 2010 and said the illness will not affect those plans. lawmakers are pumping into life intogornment's cashrnment for clunkers program. ethrogream provides between 35 $4500 to car owners w w ade in theld oldarnes r vehicles that more fuel oicnagiriyllonriginallyna allocated for the program.

yesterday the house pushed for more funds, because ever concerns the program would run out of money. >> reporter: at auto dealerships across the country -- >> our phones have been ringing off the hooks. not only that, we are just selling eight or ten a day from each store sometimes. >> reporter: new cars flying off the lots, gas-guzzlers being left in the dust. >> saturday, sunday, and part of tuesday, we were just going crazy. >> reporter: uncle sam's offer of trade-in rebates of up to $4500, has given the auto industry a sudden boost. we estimate that about 220-some thousand vehicles have been sold. >> not that many weeks ago there were skeptics who e the program would work. >> reporter: but the overnight success of the program has become a big headache for washington. it's blown through it's budget and now washington is scrambling

to keep it funded. before going on the august break, the house voted to pump in another $2 billion in unused stimulus money. while several republicans supported the bill, others called it another expensive bailout for the auto industry. >> maybe we should have a cash for cluckers program and pay people to eat chicken. >> we decided to give out free money and now we're surprised when people take advantage of it and love the program. >> reporter: auto dealers and auto buyers can hope congress can keep the program on track. buyers have nothing to worry about, but the dealers might night be as fortunate, if cash fo clunkers were it stall. on capitol hill, brian hill, news4. honda is recalling almost a half million vehicles due to a potentially fatal air bag dects. it recalls some of the best-selling accord and civic models from 2001 and 20. honda said the air bag inflaters

can rupture causing metal fragments to shoot through the bags and strike people in the car. the defective air bag is on the driver's side and has been linked to one death. the car maker said the air bags will be replaced for free. air pollution could lower a child's iq even before birth, according to the results of a new study. five years ago, scientists began monitoring pregnant mothers in three sections of new york city. after birth, they kept track of how much pollution the children were exposed to. at age five, the kids took an intelligence test. researchers found the ones who had been exposed to the most pollution scored the lowest. they say it is likely due to exposure to lead, mostly from exhaust fumes from traffic. but they say more studdyes are necessary confirm the link. 71 degrees outside, up next, the morning's top sports stories and an update on the weather, steve will be here with a forecast to see if we'll have a

repeat of yesterday's severe weather.

the space shuttle endeavor and its crew of seven are back on earth. the crew built a new addition to the lab at the international space station. and also deployed two paris of small satellites into orbit. the current shuttle program is winding down, only seven flights remain to finish building the space station. wow, i'm not going to be able to imagine nasa and space life without the shuttle. it's been around for a couple of

decades now. almost finished. >> and it seems like they're doing so much work. they have a launch every day. >> they'll get their money's worth. >> we've got our money's worth yesterday in the weather department. >> yesterday was quite a day. we had some really active weather that came through, lots of thunderstorms and even a tornado that was confirmed in northern frederick county. so we did have some active weather. today, much different. yesterday's nasty weather is now well offshore. and in fact for today high pressure willed build in and we'l of su of sunshine. it will be a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine. warm and humid as well. there is another front off to the west. and that one will be pushing towards the area as we head into tomorrow and monday. here's what it looks like outside, it is clear. we're starting off mostly clear this morning with a couple of clouds drifting through. for the most part we will see plenty of sunshine today as we look across the potomac this morning. so temperaturewise, here's what's happening. it is currently 71 degrees, a warm start to the day.

we have ath 3 3 miles per hour. for the month of july, we had seven 90-degree days, seven. we had much more last year. so temperaturewise, 71 in the beltway. 69 springfield, 68 out at dulles international. dew points are still on the high side. they're in the upper 60s. in fact, it will be qte humid through the weekend. then the dew points will start to drop on the back side of the next frontal band. all is quiet on digital ppler. that's the way it will stay until tomorrow. when we can start to see another round of showers and possibly some thunderstorms. but not severe weather. 69 up in new york. 63 buffalo. 61 cincinnati. it is a bit cooler off into the ohio valley and the upper midwest. here's the storm that came through yesterday. on the back side of that storm system. high pressure in control. this will bring us a really lovely day. but here comes the next system that will be approaching into sunday afternoon. yesterday's storm did produce a lot of damage. you can see all of the wind damage from the carolinas

rough the mid-atlantic. and all the way up towards, up towards the boston area. locally again, we did have the tornado that touched down in northe maryland. so here's the futurecast. there's the front that brought us the active weather yesterday, today, mostly sunny. really nice afternoon. plenty of sunshine out there. and again, temperatures right around 90 degrees. then tomorrow here comes the next frontal band. we'll still have enough moisture in place where we will see a few scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm or two. otherwise, a mix of sun and clouds. and then for monday, another round of storms, especially east of town. welt of the beltway on monday. i think we'll stay dry, east of he beltway, swved hae ul ndst a storms. for today, we'll see a nice afternoon. here's your extended forecast. for today, we'll call it mostly sunny to partly cloudy. but for the most part it will be nice and sunny. so mostly sunny skies today. andt then tomorrow, partly sunn, a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. a little bit cooler. 86 degrees. on monday, again a chance of a shower or storm.

especially east of town. and wednesday, definitely another chance. so all in all, not such a bad forecast. today looks great. definitely better than tomorrow. today, the day. >> a better day. >> the better of the half? yeah. good deal, thanks, man. he is here, the redskins have their top pick in camp and the nationals make a move before the trade deadline. here's lindsay czarniak to explain. >> good morning, everybody. your sports on this saturday morning begins with the redskins news. the redskins will be in full pads for the first time this morning. and because yesterday's second practice was canceled because of rain, today will be the first time redskins first-round draft pick, brian orocpo will go through a full practice with his teammates. yesterday he signed a five-year, $20 million deal worth $12.1 million guaranteed. he says having missed the first day of camp wasn't easy. >> not being there for my teammates, because i'm a guy that always wants to at every a

tbeon be at every practice, you know, i'm a guy that doesn't like missing out on stuff. due to different conflicts and stuff like that. i'm always a workhorse basically. so i mean but on the other side of things, it's a business side. we got it done and i'm here and we can just move on. >> the defensive coordinator greg blash has never minced words, and yesterday he was very vocal about how he felt you were missing valuable time. i know you talked to him today, he was all smiles, but what was the conversation like with defensive coordinator? >> you need to be here. i understand the whole problems with the contract issues. but he and the rest of the coaches really want to get this train rolling and want all the pieces that were added this year to be together and kind of get every as much together as possible. so i understood where he was coming from. like i said, it was the business side of it. we finally took care of it, i'm here and we can keep going.

>> the redskins excited to see how brian aracpo fares in their new position for him moving from defensive end to linebacker. and five days after heas reinstated, michael vick is still trying to sign on with an nfl team. yesterday, patriots coach bill belichick said he would not rule out signing vick. and quarterback dae angelo hall was close to vick and said he thinks vick is close to signing on with the nfl. >> i do, i do. i feel like as a player, i think it will be crazy for a team not to pick him up. depending on the situation, i know he definitely wants to play quarterback. i know he wants a chance to play. i definitely want to sew him out there. i want to see him playing. i can't wait to see him playing. i was able to watch him live for four years, and to see some of the things he does on the fiel-- you know, it's spectacular. >> reporter: deangelo hall,

ready to see his friend get another job with a team in the nfl, in baseball yesterday, the nats traded veteran first baseman nick johnson, the last remaining member of the expos to the marlins for a pitching prospect and reliever joe bimle was shipped out for two minoror relives and last night it was a former national who helped the pirates get the win. in pittsburgh, the nationals know all about this, the pirogis against their president, watch what happens. that's not so good. always got to love the race in pittsburgh. top of the seventh, the nationals down 4-1. ryan zimmerman was up. he was feeling it last night. the solo home run to left center field. ryan zimmerman's 20th of the year and the nashlts are able to cut into the lead. thanks to the power of ryan zimmerman. bottom of the seventh now. former national lastings millage called up yesterday, he off

zimmerman's glove into left field. andrew mccutcheon, millage goes 2-4. the nationals trying to beat up on joel han ra han and christian guzman is up. and millage tries to dive, can't make the grab. niger morgan comes in to score for the nationals the he himself a former pittsburgh pirate. but it wasn't enough, millage and the pirates win 5-4. that's your sports on this saturday morning. i'm lindsay czarniak, have a great day. it is now 6:27, 71 degrees, still ahead on our next half hour, a bear takes a dinner break at a local day care center. we'll have details. plus new information on weather warnings, the pilot receives before a dead lid helicopter crash last month. and the attorneys for the man accused of killing chandra levy say they have

>pdating the top stories, the ntsb is done testing the track at the site of june's fatal metro crash. metro said it will now begin replacing track circuitry in the crash area on the red line. the work is expected to take about a month. metro ridership continued to expect delays on the red line. d.c. police are investigating a string of overnight shootings in the northwest. the most serious in the 4200 block of iinois avenue. police say a man found shot to death in a row house in that block. fourth district police are investigating two other overnight shootings. three people were injured in those incidents. and residents of frederick county, maryland, are cleaning up from a tornado that hit

yesterday afternoon. the town of iamsville was hit hard with a lot of downed trees and several damaged homes. good morning, welcome back to "news4 today," the weekend edition, i'm keith garvin. we want to start this half hour with a quick lookt the weather with steve villanueva in storm center 4. >> it looks like it's going to be a great day, plenty of sunshine out there. and temperatures climbing up to about 90 degrees. yesterday's storminess is long gone. 71 now. currently 63 in manassas, 66 in clinton. dew points on the high side. and in fact with the southwesterly flow, it will be quite humid today. but all is quiet on digital doppler. there's the storm that came through yesterday, it's now offshore. and things are petty quiet. temperatures heading into the upper 80s, lower 90s.

quite warm and muggy, under mostly sunny skies. and then for tomorrow, another frontal band approaches we could see some showers, maybe a thunderstorm. likewise on monday. of course, all the details coming up in just a little bit. back to you. prince william county has turned into something of a haven for roaming bears. there have been about a dozen bear sightings in the haymarket and gainesvilleareas. the latest happedil at a day carentceer. >> we have a dumpster right here and yeah, there was a little bear. >> sunday evening in gainesville, it wasn't just the humans sitting down for dinner. a local family spotted a black bear foraging for food in a dumpster. no one else was around, but there was a problem, the dumpster was in the parking lot of a day care center. yvonne is the center's director, a center that watches 200 children. >> it's been six days and we

have soccer class, we usually do our class behind the fence in the wooded area. we didn't do that, we did it up here. just because, why take the chance with all of those kids. >> you think it was cool that there was a bear over here. >> yes, but it wasn't big. >> it wasn't a big bear? >> no. >> so you wouldn't have been afraid of the bear? >> why wouldn't you be a afraid of the bear? >> i'm not scared of bears, i'm only scared of spiders. >> there have been a dozen reported sightings of bears this summer. these photos came from a gainesville man who found a bear feeding on the bird feeder in his back yard last month. when bears venture out of the woods, into our communities, they're mainly looking for a reliable food source, to avoid any encounters, expts say remove the potential source. >> without the food, the bear has really no designs of staying, that's why it's here, it's got food and space, so it's going to stick around until those things are taken away. >> reporter: virginia's

department of game and inland fisheries said the black bear spotted sunday, like most black bears is more afraid of humans than we are of them. never feed the animals on purpose. >> bears do not -- they're not stupid. they associate humans with food. whenever they're able to get that food. so if the food is there to them, the danger, as these bears could become aclimted to it and lose their fears of humans. >> so in other words, grin and bear it from a distance. it's not unusual to see black bears this time of year. residents should not panic if they see one. virginia's black bear is population is growing, estimated to have grown by 37% in the last eight years. it was a scare at the courthouse in alexandria friday. someone spotted a copperhead snake outside a courtroom. a juvenile holding cell was nearby. the snake moved quickly. seen disappearing into a bler a omoind grong dowome som s utiliy

pipes. some people at the courthouse were clearly spooked about what they saw. >> a snake in the building, i was scared. >> some of them i'm not scared. some of them i can be. it depends how much venom it has in it. >> how about the two-foot-long variety heading your way? >> i can't deal with that. >> i hear u. th e usheca tkeofnaar sm sc because of the s kehurt.be no one was .rt officials tell us the snake is still at large. a preliminary report into a deadly helicopter crash reveals the pilot warned about foul weather minutes before takeoff. last thursday between haguers town and frederick. four people were killed. the national transportation safety board report said the pilot spoke to a friend on the phone who warned of fog, wind and lightning in the area. that pilot, jeffrey nordaas,

apparently told his friend he would wait for better weather. but according to the report, he took off shortly after. the helicopter crashed after hitting an unmarked utility wire over interstate 70. a new angle shows how extensive the damage was to the house of a former d.c. school board member wednesday night. water officials promise a full investigation into the fire. the d.c. water and sewer authority said today, it is working with the fire department to determine what went wrong. a man has died following a shooting in columbia heights. police say the shooting involved a special police officer. it happened just after 9:00 last night in the 1400 block of girard street. the armed security guard was on duty when he shot the man in the stomach. the homicide decision is now investigating. new developments in the chandra levy case, we're learning more about the suspect,

ingmar guandique. his a horysneave a different theory about who murdered the washington intern. pat collins has details. >> reporter: another twist in this high-profile murder case. in superior court, defense attorneys representing the man charged in the murder of chandra levy, say they know of ten other people who are possible suspects. those defense attorneys represent ingmar guandique, the man charged in the death of the washington intern. chandra levy, disappeared in may, 2001. her remains found in rock creek park a year later. ingmar guandique charged last march. at the time of his arrest, he was already in jail for attacking two female joggers in rock creek park. prosecutors working the case plan to present evidenceys of other crimes linked to ingmar guandique. a former cellmate, who claims he was raped by ingmar guandique.

testimony oumat ingr guandique's alleged lewd behavior in front of female i prison guards, and a witness who says ingmar guandique talked about abusing women and how he would hog-tie and rape them if they didn't want him. according to court documents, a mixture of dna was recovered from chandra levy's running tights. but a lab said that dna is not a match for ingmar guandique. i'm pat collins, "news4 today." this case is far from complete. investigors have their legal work cut out for them. there are more than 5,000 pages of information and evidence they still have to go through. it's now 6:38, 71 degrees outside. still ahead, we'll tell you about a unique deal, a chance to trade in your old hair for new. plus a special soccer tournament in our area this weekend, it's part of a nationwide effort to help eradicate poverty and homelesses in. stay with us.

it was a great month on wall street. the dow made a strong finish yesterday, closing at 9171. july's gains total 724 points, an 8.4% gain. this is, was the best july for the market in 20 years. the momentum of wealth could be a sign of good things to come. this week, we'll get some key reports on the economy. cnbc's bill griffith has details. >> reporter: wall street rolls into the dog days of summer with a big wind at its back. the stock markets just wrapped up one of their best julys in decades. and historically when july is hot, stocks get even hotter in august. although the gains may not be quite as big. there will be less focus this weeks on earnings and more on the economy. automakers roll out their sales figures for july, the so-called cash for clunkers program may have helped boost sales last week, but some dealers say they

were already starting to see a pickup before that. kraft, procter & gamble are expected to report they made a little less money last quarter. traders want to know if they're losing sales to cheaper, generic products in this economy. and two key readings on the economy, both expected to be in the less-bad category. construction spending in june is seen falling by hrn 6%, a third less than a month before. and analysts say a report on manufacturing is likely to show business is still slow, but much better than it was in june. then on friday, we get the big one, the labor department's employment report for the month of july. administration officials are warning that the jobless rate, currently at 9.5%, will likely go higher. but first on tuesday, president obama celebrates a birthday. he'll be 48 years old. i'm bill griffith. get your business news on cnbc. now celebrating our 20th year. well it's like a stimulus plan for your scalp. a south florida business is

playing off the government's cash for clunkers program. they're inviting people to trade in their old hairpieces and go for a new head of hair. for every old toupee they receive, adrian's hair center is giving people $250 towards a new toupee. a handful had traded in their hair clunkers for a new look. up next, sports and weather straight ahead. steve will be here with a look at your weekend forecast. look at the sun. stay tuned. woman: so when i got home from wal-mart, i could tell what my husband was thinking. steak? is it her birthday? our anniversary? is it my birthday? i could've told him that wal-mart has these great, genuine steakhouse steaks.

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"the today show" is coming up at a special time today, it will start an hour later at 8:00 a.m. amy robach is live in new york with a preview. >> keith, good morning. coming up on "today," we'll have the latest on the cash for clunkers program, as the president and congress work to keep the money coming. but can consumers afford to wait? plus, for the first time, octomom, nadya suleman expects regret about her big family. and don't wait for labor day sales, it turns out that august is the time to buy some of the big-ticket items that you want. and susan boyle will reportedly launch her professional singing career in a surprising place, we'll tell you where. and as our summer job series continues, imagine getting a tour of new york city from a familiar face, lester holt. >> amy, are we going to see you

in one of those buses any time soon? >> i've never been on one of those buses. but if i would have known that lester was giving a tour, i would have jumped on. >> we'll look forward to that coming up. imagine getting on a bus and seeing amy or lester there. >> i wonder if they got their money back. lester would be like, there's the statue of liberty. >> i think he would have done a fine job. what would he say about the weather this weekend? >> it's so nice out. yesterday, i mean the front just pretty much blew the doors off everything. it was really intense yesterday, especially north of town where the really active weather was. today we're looking at better weather, lots of sunshine. temperatures climbing into the upper 80s, low 90s. it will be warm and humid and plenty of sunshine. all in all, it looks like a fine saturday. but there is another front off

to the west that will affect us as we head into tomorrow. but not today, so today, you can breathe easy and enjoy. 71 now. mostly clear. the wind currently is out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour and so far, july is now over. but in july, we had seven 90-degree days. i think last year we had 14 or more. but nonetheless, we definitely were cooler this july. if you haven't noticed. 71 now, here in the beltway. 74 in raleigh. 61 cincinnati. 65 in chicago. dew points are on the high side. up and down the east coast. dew points are lower across the upper midwest and eventually we'll tap into some of that weather as we head towards the monday timeframe. so there's the front that came through yesterday and brought us the active weather, high pressure dominating today. and then here's the next front that could bring us the chance of a shower or thunderstorm as we head into tomorrow. otherwise, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. now, out in the atlantic. here we are, the first day of

august and so far, not a single tropical storm has formed. not a single one. september is the peak month. so we'll see what happens. in august. all right. so back closer to home. here's the futurecast. there's the front that came through yesterday. for tomorrow, again, mostly nn temperatures climbing up to about 90 degrees. here comes the front for tomorrow. we'll still have enough moisture and energy in place where we could have a few showers and maybe a thunderstorm. otherwise, partly cloudy for tomorrow, with temperatures a little bit cooler than today. with highs basically in the mid 80s. for monday, east of town is whe we could see a shower or a thunderstorm as the front drapes itself across the delmarva peninsula. otherwise for everybody else, partly cloudy skies. for today, mostly sunny, warm, humid, temperatures around 90 degrees. a bit warmer off to the southwest. southwest. a bit cooler towards the extended forecast goes like this. again, a great day today. tomorrow, about a 30% chance of a shower or storm.

so not a washout. but we could have some storms. likewise on monday, about a 30% chance. tuesday, looks nice. 91, mostly sunny. here comes another weak front for wednesday, very weak. and thursday and friday at this point in time, looking pretty good. >> we've gotten off easy so far this summer. >> other than the fact that it's rained a lot. >> heat wds? >> heatwise, we haven't been in the oven it's been in the desert southwest. >> i probably just jinxed us, thanks, man. 6:50, 71 degrees, up next, the latest from redskins training camp, where players put on the pads for the first time today. stay with us. did you fall?

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for the second year in a row, the district is hosting a special soccer competition, street soccer. the goal is to score a win

against homelessness. pat lawson muse explains. >> reporter: at the castle stadium in northwest, the name of the game was soccer. the players? homeless men from around the country, who have come to washington to kick off the street soccer usa cup. >> 16 teams from across the country, including washington, d.c. to participate in a competition to, for a chance to win the family trophy. >> reporter: a nationwide effort that uses soccer to help eradicate poverty and homelessness. 116 players from 16 stipes will compete to raise funds and awareness. >> raising money for homelessness. a lot of big-city mayors have taken on the challenge. we've done it here in d.c. this is another way of raising awareness and raising dollars. >> reporter: mayor fenty helped kick off the first game between reigning champ minneapolis and e d.c. team.

37, playing forward, his second year playing for d.c. >> i drug and alcohol program and i've got an email from national coalition for homeless and i joined the team. >> reporter: luis alvarez plays defense, he's 29 rand says playing for the team takes the focus off of homelessness. >> it takes a toll on my life. bu i kept into programs like this that allows me to see the light of day within the darkness i'm experiencing. >> reporter: the winner of the weekend tournament here will represent the u.s. in the 48-nation world cup in milan in september. but all of the players say soccer helps give them a shot at winning a second chance. >> no matter your soccer skill level, you're going to be welcome here. we're going to be here week after week for you, to work with you, support you in helping you get off the street. >> keith the faith, man, keep on keeping on, everything will get better. don't let anything get you down.

>> reporter: pat lawson muse, news4, washington. >> they have some skills. all of the street soccer games played this weekend are free. the final game at 3:00 p.m. sunday afternoon. the redskins rsfit-round pick talks about list goals in training camp. here's lindsay czarniak with more. good morning, everybody, your sports on this saturday morning begins with redskins news, the redskins will be in full pads for the first time this morning, and because yesterday's second practice was canceled because of rain, today will be the firstime first time that redskins first-round draft pick, brian aracpo will go through a practice. he signed a a $20 million deal, with $12.1 million guaranteed. he said having missed the first day of camp wasn't easy. >> not being there for my teammates, i'm a guy that always wants to be at every team function. be at every practice. i'm a guy that doesn't like missing out. due to different conflicts and stuff like that.

i'm always a workhorse basically. and you know, so i mean, but on the other side of things, it's the business side. we got it done and i'm here and we can just move on. >> defensive coordinator greg ak never minces words and yesterday he was very vocal about how he felt you were missing valuable time. i know you talked to him and what was the conversation like with defensive coordinator greg block? >> he was like, you need to be here. he was like, i understand the problems, the whole contract issues and stuff like that. but you know, he and the rest of the coaches really wanted to get the train rolling and want all the pieces that were, that were added this year to be together. and kind of get every as much together as possible. so i mean, i understood where he was coming from. but like i said, it's the business side of it. we finally took care of it. i'm here and we can get going. >> reporter: the redskins excited to see how brian aracpo fares in their new position for him, moving from defensive end

to linebacker. elsewhere in the nfl, five days after being reinstated, michael vick is still trying to sign with an nfl team. yesterday patriots coach bill belichick said he would not rule out signing vick. and current redskins corner back, deangelo hall bake close to vick as a teammate with the falcons. he thinks that vick is close to signing on with a team in the nfl. >> i do, i do. you know, i feel like as a player, i think it would be crazy for a team not to pick him up. you know, depending on the situation. i know he definitely wants to play quarterback. i know he wants a chance to play. he want to see him playing. i can't wait to see him playing. i was able to watch him live for four years and to see some of the things he does on the field -- you know, it's spectacular. >> reporter: deangelo hall ready to see his friend get a job with a team in the nfl, in baseball yesterday, the nats traded veteran first baseman nick

johnson the last remaining member of the expos to the marlins for a pitching prospect and joe bimle was shipd out to the rockies for two minor relievers. in pittsburgh last night it was a former national who helped the pirates get the win. the nationals know all about the races in pittsburgh. watch what happens, that's not so good. always got to love that race they have going on up there in pittsburgh. top of the seventh inning, the nationals down 4-1. ryan zimmerman. he was filing it last night. the solo home run to left center field. ryan zimmerman's 20th of the year. and the nationals are able to cut into the lead. thanks to the power of ryan zimmerman. bottom of the seventh now, former national, lastings millage just called up yesterday. he lineses one off of ryan zimmerman's glove into left field. andrew mccutcheon, comes around, he would score, millage goes 2 for 4 with two rbis.

the nationals trying to beat up on joel hanrahan and christian guzm lines one to left. millage tries to dive, can't make the grab, the ball gets by him. niger morgan comes in to score for the nationals. he a former pittsburgh pirate. but it wasn't enough, millage and the pirates win 5-4. that's your sports on this saturday morning. i'm lindsay czarniak have a great day. >> out of the two daes, this one will be the greater of the two? >> only because it will be rain-free. tomorrow, for the most part, we do stay dry. only about a 30% chance of storms tomorrow. but nonetheless, there's still a chance some of you could see a shower or thunderstorm come tomorrow afternoon. but today looks great. lots of sunshine. temperatures climbing up to about 90 degrees and it will be humid. so a typical august day. >> bring out the sunglasses. thanks a lot. that's "news4 today." "the today show" begins at 8:00 al. join us at 8:00 a.m. with more.